International

Trump outraged South Koreans by saying Korea used to be part of China. Is he right?

US President Donald Trump hasn’t won any friends in South Korea this week. A firestorm has erupted on South Korean social media after Trump said during an interview with The Wall Street Journal, “Korea actually used to be a part of China.” The Wall Street Journal published the story on April 12, but it gained

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International, USA

Senator calls for “preemptive strike” on North Korea and offers a jaw-dropping justification for war

In an interview with “The Today Show,” Senator Lindsey Graham advocated for a first strike against North Korea in the absence of Chinese action, saying that the United States is “on a collision course” with North Korea. “I talked to the president when I had lunch with him about this very topic. I said, ‘Do

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International, USA

Hawaiian Attorney General Hits Back at Jeff Sessions

Hawaii’s Attorney General Dougal Chin has hit back at U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions following his dismissive remarks about a Ninth Circuit judge “sitting on an island in the Pacific.” Sessions criticized Hawaii-based Judge Derrick Watson, who placed a temporary restraining order on two sections of Trump’s controversial travel ban in March, blocking the bill’s

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USA

Ledell Lee put to death before key drug expires in first Arkansas execution since 2005

Convicted murderer Ledell Lee was executed shortly before midnight Thursday in Arkansas, making him the first prisoner to die under an expedited timetable before a key lethal-injection drug expires at the end of the month. Lee, 51, who had long maintained his innocence in the 1993 murder of 26-year-old Debra Reese, also became the first

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USA

Jazz from Israel and elsewhere captivates

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–Mesmerizing strums of the oud opened the first number, a Kurdish melody, in a program at SDSU’s Smith Recital Hall entitled: Desert Caravan: New Jazz from Israel and Beyond. This concert, arranged by SDSU Judaic Studies Scholar-In-Residence, Yale Strom, featured, in addition to his band, Hot Pstromi, the prize-winning Israeli musician, Amos

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Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County

Paris police officer, attacker dead in Champs-Elysees shooting

Paris (dpa) – One Paris police officer was shot dead and another injured in an attack on the Champs-Elysees on Thursday evening, police said. The attacker was “neutralized,” the police said. Local media reported that he had been killed. Broadcaster BFMTV reported that a bystander had also been injured. The incident took place at 9

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International

Western Kentucky University students vote to give blacks free tuition

The student government at Western Kentucky University on Tuesday voted in favor of giving free tuition to black students. The school’s Student Government Association passed a resolution by 19-10 supporting slavery reparations for black students in the form of free tuition and free access to the public Bowling Green campus. The resolution also recommends that

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Bill O’Reilly to leave Fox News with $25 million

Fox News’ former star personality, Bill O’Reilly, will leave the network with the equivalent of one year’s salary — or $25 million, according to two people familiar with the settlement terms. Parent company 21st Century Fox on Wednesday fired O’Reilly, 67, after investigators retained by the company began reviewing allegations of sexual harassment and payouts

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Secret meeting at Mar-a-Lago raises questions about Colombia peace and Trump

BOGOTA, Colombia — President Donald Trump quietly met a pair of former Colombian presidents last weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, thrusting his administration into an ugly power struggle in Latin America that threatens to undermine the country’s controversial peace agreement with rebel leaders. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is expected to push Trump

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International, USA

UC Berkeley reverses decision to cancel Ann Coulter visit

University of California, Berkeley officials on Thursday reversed their decision to cancel conservative commentator Ann Coulter’s appearance at the university, but have rescheduled it from next week to May 2, according to a statement from the university. Coulter’s speech on immigration will be held at an “appropriate, protectable venue,” the university said. The university did

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

SDSU students condemn anti- Semitism

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulates The San Diego State University Associated Students (A.S.) for passing “A Resolution to Condemn Anti-Semitism” on April 19, 2017. A copy of the resolution may be found via this link:  (https://as.sdsu.edu/govt/resources/legislation_resolution.php?legis=139) This follows similar resolutions that passed at UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Indiana University, and elsewhere. A.S.’s vote

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA